The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-28


members on its active list.
The studento Of the senior class of the
State University will henceforth 60 clad In
caps and gowns after the Oxford fashion.
Lyman Thompson, farmer, living
near Schoolcraft, while tearing down an
old mill, was crushed by piece Of falling
timber.
The ladies' library Of Jonosvills owns
two thousand books and $3.50 in cash. A
building will probably be erected for its
use.
The Adrian Athletic association will
organize a football team and base ball
nine, md arrange for various athletic
sports.
Rev. ID. Brock, pastor Of the Third
Reformed Church at Holland, who roceiv-
ed call from Cedar Grove, Wis, and
which it was feared by the greater part of
the congregation he would accept, surpris-
ed md gratified them by declining.
Jacob Johnson, o well-to- do farmer of
Brandon Township, Oakland County, was
recently found dead under q load Of lum-
Der. He started for home with the load on
Saturday evening. He drove upon An en-
bankment ct the side Of Burdick street,
overturning the load upon himself.
The Lapeer Clarion says resident
of Oregon Township drove to the Lapeei
County Poor House his father, aged 80
years. and set him down in front Of the
door ut midnight on one Of the coolest
nights Of last week. The Superintendent
OF the Poor House sent the old man back
70 his unnatural son.
The Greenville Democrat says bust
ness man Of that place not long since had
occasion to write to a gentlemen who evil
IDENTIFY had few correspondents. The en-
velops had the usual Return in ten days
TO -, Greenville, Mioh.," on it. In
about ten days the letter came bace to him,
accompanied by a scrawling note, the
writer saying that he had returned the let
ter according to request on the envelope,
though he didn't see why he was so all
fired particular about having it sent back"
Farmer Charles Dittrich, living near
Mount Clemens, had a COW die in very
remarkable way. The animal was fed.
MIXED as usual in the morning, driven out
along with the rest Of the herd at the GUS
tomary time for water. and to oil appear
stream which runs near the barn. The
cattle waded int the stream and drank
and then all returned but this particular
COW, which seemed to indulge longer than
the rest After sufficient time had elapsed
one Of the boys went to drive her cut.
Sticks and stones made no impression upon
the creature, and finally tho boy waded out
and took her by the horns to lead her out.
when he discovered that she WAS stone dead
and standing up as natural as life.
Mysterious operations have been no.
ticed in the home OF one Of Cadillac's prom
inent Swedish business men. Various ar
ticles Of clothing have been found with
great holes cut or otherwise made in them
without reference to the age OF the goods.
Careful examination and watch revealed no
cause or any possible clew. The pastor
was called in and an all-night prayer meet
ing held. but the spirit seemed to be more
active than ever. A new cap was placed
in jar, which WAS tightly covered and
placed on a table. When the cap was
taken out it had a great hole cut in the top
OF it. A singular feature is that tho cloth
inn 81 oil tha Or, To- 10
tilated, while that Of IA year old girl liv-
ing in the family is not touched. People
have vacated the house and no further op-
erations are reported.
"A Southern Michigan youth aspired to
the position of an Antrim County school
teacher, so be vcnded his way to Bellaire,
where the examination was to be held. The
Circuit Court was in session, and this be-
that the Circuit Court and the school ex-
animation were the same thing. After
watching the clerk issue witness certificates
for few minutes he came to the conclu-
sion that the recipients were full fedged
school teachers, so, motioning one Of the
deputy sherirs aside, he whispered: II am
in hurry, and would like to be examined
and get my pay, so I oan go home iu the
morning." The deputy sheriff gaEed in
establishment for minute, then gently in
formed the 8. m. youth that the Supervisors
had @cut" the doctors bills SO badly that
the doctors wouldn't examine any moro in
sane cases, so he had better 90 home. He
went.
"A clever attempt at 5ail-breaking at
Detroit was discovered by Henry Little
field, the son of the Sheriff, just m time to
prevent it. Young Littleield had noticed
that every time he went out the back door
the prisoners in the second ward would
yell. He quietly investigated and found
that largo stone in the jail wall had been
dug around until it was loose enough TO be
showed ont when the prisoners thought the
proper time had como. The prisoners had
yelled to drown the noise made in loosen
Jag the stone, and ut night when the ward